Pinpoint

Requirements

saml2aws
amplify CLI

Getting started with Pinpoint

saml2aws login

Initialise project with Amplify

amplify init

amplify add analytics

Create analytics in AWS

amplify push

Note that Pinpoint contains a region mapping. For ap-southeast-2 region the Pinpoint analytics are created in us-west-2

Endpoints

Add an imported endpoint:

aws pinpoint update-endpoint \
    --application-id 5b779659e645452d8acc6fe293918eb8 \
    --endpoint-id laura-mobile-endpoint \
    --endpoint-request file://endpoint-request-file.json

Alternatively, follow the documentation found here.

Segments & Campaigns

This tutorial provides a simple way to create a segment based off existing/imported endpoints, and then creating a campaign to target that segment.

Learnings

Endpoints:
- a destination/recipient of message
  - can be a mobile device/phone number/email
- a user can have one or more endpoints
- before messaging a user, you must have at least one endpoint for that user
- requires a specific schema
  - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/pinpoint/latest/apireference/apps-application-id-endpoints-endpoint-id.html#apps-application-id-endpoints-endpoint-id-schemas
- two types:
  - dynamic - added/updated by apps
  - imported - a dump of endpoints from an external source e.g. migrated from another platform
Filters:
- ability to specify attributes in order to start narrowing down the types of endpoints you want to target
Segments:
- a group of endpoints which has 0 or more filters applied
- get a live view (dynamic endpoints only) of how many users you are targeting based off filters applied to segment
Events:
- integrated apps provide usage data (events)
- view events in the Pinpoint console to view how/when/how often users are using the app

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